Joshua 24:23

Then, he said, put away the strange gods among you, turning your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

In Context

22And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have made the decision to be the servants of the Lord. And they said, We are witnesses.

24And the people said to Joshua, We will be the servants of the Lord our God, and we will give ear to his voice.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:23Gods of silver and gods of gold you are not to make for yourselves.

Judges 10:15And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We are sinners; do to us whatever seems good to you: only give us salvation this day.

1 Kings 8:58Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and his decisions, which he gave to our fathers.

Psalms 119:36Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.

Proverbs 2:2So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;

Hosea 14:8\14:7\They will come back and have rest in his shade; their life will be made new like the grain, and they will put out flowers like the vine; his name will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:16-29

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord . 16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord , to serve other gods; 17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which… Read the whole commentary →

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